AN INTRODUCTION TO SHERLOCK HOLMES I Listen and fill in the blanks to get the essential of Sherlock Holmes‘s biography: A famous _ Sherlock Holmes was born about ago, during _reign His spent his childhood in _, with his parents and his older brother _ He _at London university and then became a _.he moved to .Later his deductions and _ Became legendary. _wrote that his friend Holmes smoked the _, used , played the violin and did chemical _in his flat Nobody knows when he _ All of this is _of course: Sherlock Holmes never _and only the hero in stories written by _ But the museum at 221b Baker street exists ( it opened about _ Years ago) and thousands of visit it every year II Répérer les éléments présents dans une biographie : 1.Cross out the biographical elements which are not mentioned in the text above : Name – date of birth – parents’ names – childhood – studies – job- address – friend – enemy- hobbies – travels – death III Lire et comprendre la biographie d’une personne célèbre : Circle the correct phrase ( more than one can be correct) : a) Sherlock holmes was famous for : □ His intelligence □ his musical talent □ his museum b) Doctor Watson wrote about: □ Sherlock Holmes □ was Holmes Friend □ never existed c) Sherlock Holmes was born approximately in : □ 1800 □ 1850 □ 1999 d) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle : □ opened the museum □ was a writer □ was a consulting detective e) 221b Baker Street was Sherlock Holmes’s : □ house □ bakery □ place of birth III Situer une action dans le temps en utilisant ago: a) Sherlock Holmes was born 160 years ago b) How long ago did they arrive in London? Qu’introduit ago ?: Le temps qui s’est écoulé depuis l’évènement? / une date précise/ le temps qu’a duré l’évènement ? Où se place t-il par rapport la précision de temps ? Pour faire une question concernant le temps écoulé on utilise -IV Savoir placer les accents toniques dans un groupe circonstanciel contenant ago : Listen and answer the questions : a) Twenty days ago b) Seven centuries ago c) A long time ago Ago est –il toujours ou jamais accentué ? sur quelle syllabe ? Au c)parmi les mots qui précèdent ago, quel est le seul qui ne porte pas d’accent ? -pourquoi ? PRACTISE 1) Voici des évènements datés Reformulez les dates en calculant le temps écoulé et en utilisant ago EX : Horace Jones finished Tower bridge in 1894, that is ( = c’est dire) 116 years ago a) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the first Sherlock Holmes book in 1887, that is b) ) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lived in the 19 th century that is _ c) The museum closed one week in October, that is Extra work To be a sucessful Sherlock Holmes A _-is a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle, utensil, or pipe A _ – for investigating clues Put these words in the right place : A deerstalker cap – a calabash pipe – a fireplace – a magnifying glass A _ – to ruminate and discuss your ideas around A _ - is a type of hat that is typically worn in rural areas, often for hunting A faithful sidekick – such as Dr Watson